Comments on: Roundup – Outliers Edition

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:17:10 +0000

Craig: This was the first book of his I have read. I just borrowed The Tipping Point this week. I’ll let you know.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:10:58 +0000

Excellent book, I read all 3 of his and although enjoyed this one, didn’t think it compared to the other 2. Your thoughts?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:03:37 +0000

MoneyEnergy: First to the market is a huge advantage in the business world. But, like you mentioned, marketing, R&D, and other factors still play a huge role!

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:57:03 +0000

One great thing I learned from that book which I still remember is that it is often “the early birds” who end up being considered successful or actually becoming successful, just due to the way numbers work and the appearance of being first, etc. etc. It’s hard to explain – he primarily uses the hockey training camps example in Canada, but it extends to other endeavors, too, I’ve noticed. So even in business, it’s probably important to be the first (or maybe second) with that brand/product/idea etc. – unless you have killer marketing and PR and some other strategy and luck…..

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:52:33 +0000

Outliers is a fantastic book. I’ve been reading a lot of behavioral economics books, and while they’re all very interesting, Outliers was the most entertaining read of them all. It’s also the best-written one—no surprise there.

By: Salwa

Salwa — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:40:17 +0000

Great round up posts. More reading for me!

By: That One Caveman

That One Caveman — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:37:23 +0000

That sounds like a pretty good book. Thanks for mentioning my article.

By: Dough Roller

Dough Roller — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:22:01 +0000

Gladwell writes thought-provoking books, so I’ll have to pick this one up. And thanks for the mention!

By: Coupon Artist

Coupon Artist — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:16:51 +0000

Thanks for the mention!